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Eight tips to run your own crop trials

Do your own research instead of adapting other people's research to your farm

By Lisa Guenther April 18, 2016

Every acre can be a research acre, said Nicole Philp to farmers at this years CropSphere in Saskatoon. Farmers interested in testing new products and practices can create powerful data sets with a little co-ordination, said Philp, a Canola Council of Canada agronomist. But how can you make sure you get good data out of[...]
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Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola drops amid widespread pressure

By Dave Sims March 2, 2016

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts suffered significant losses during a volatile week ended Wednesday. While futures managed to recover off their fresh contract lows hit during the week, the overall technical bias remained pointed lower. Weakness in the U.S. soy complex and vegetable oil market were joined by strength in the Canadian[...]
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Crops, Markets

Sunflowers look good in field, flat in market

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News July 6, 2015

CNS Canada — While many Canadian crops are wishing for more rain right now, one expert sees sunflowers, primarily grown in Manitoba, doing relatively fine for moisture. “There’s no weather worries on sunflowers right now. A lot of the acres went in because it was forecasted to be a very dry summer, but it hasn’t[...]
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Crops, Markets, Weather

Sunflowers off to good start in Manitoba

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News May 22, 2015

CNS Canada — Manitoba’s sunflower crop is off to a good start this year, having largely missed out on any damage from adverse weather over the May long weekend. “We had a good early start (to spring seeding) in the eastern part of the province and things went into some nice warm ground,” said Troy[...]
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News

Cash advances now available

By Canadian Canola Growers Association April 9, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minute Cash advances are available for the 2015-16 Advance Payments Program. This year, there are changes to make the program more convenient. The Canadian Canola Growers Association is administering cash advances for 45 commodities, including oilseeds, cereals, pulses, specialty crops, cattle, and hogs. Other changes include the removal of withhold and added flexibility for repaying grain[...]
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Crops, Markets, Weather

Manitoba sunflower acres set to rise

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News April 2, 2015

CNS Canada –– An early spring and drier conditions in western Manitoba, together with relatively favourable prices, should lead to an increase in sunflower plantings in the province this year. “Assuming that the southwest won’t be wet this year, we’re expecting that acres will be over 100,000,” said Darcelle Graham, executive director of the National[...]
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Canola, Crops, Machinery, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

ADM cuts biodiesel output as industry hit by weak margins

By Chris Prentice, Rod Nickel February 25, 2015

Winnipeg/New York | Reuters — Archer Daniels Midland , one of the world’s top biofuels producers, has slowed North American biodiesel output, the latest sign the industry is battling uncertainty over U.S. renewable fuel policy while the oil rout curbs demand. The Chicago-based agri business has “temporarily” shifted production at its Velva, N.D. oilseeds processing[...]
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Eight tips to run your own crop trials

ICE weekly outlook: Canola drops amid widespread pressure

Sunflowers look good in field, flat in market

Sunflowers off to good start in Manitoba

Cash advances now available

Manitoba sunflower acres set to rise

ADM cuts biodiesel output as industry hit by weak margins

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